Hymenoscyphus scutula (Pers.) W. Phillips
(a discomycete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHymenoscyphus scutula (a discomycete)
GenusHymenoscyphus (a genus of discomycetes)
FamilyHELOTIACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Hymenoscyphus scutula (a discomycete) :
1: Hymenoscyphus scutula (a discomycete)
22 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN61 51° 50’ N, 3° 60’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
on dead stems of Lemon Balm
Image 1: Apothecia - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Apothecia - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 3: Apothecia - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 4: Apothecia - top surfaces - close-up - highly enlargedImage 5: Apothecia - top surfaces - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 6: Apothecia - under surfaces - close-up - highly enlargedImage 7: Apothecium - close-up - magnifiedImage 8: Asci - magnifiedImage 9: Ascospores and ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 10: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 11: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 12: Ascospores - magnified (3)Image 13: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 14: Ascospores - highly magnified (2)Image 15: Ascospores - highly magnified (3)Image 16: Ascus tip - highly magnifiedImage 17: Ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 18: Excipular
2: Hymenoscyphus scutula (a discomycete)
21 Oct 2002 OSGR: SP40 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on base of old stem of Hemp Agrimony
Image 1: Apothecia - magnifiedImage 2: Apothecia - magnified (2)Image 3: Apothecium - magnifiedImage 4: Apothecium - magnified (2)Image 5: Apothecia - magnifiedImage 6: Apothecium - long stalk specimen - magnifiedImage 7: AsciImage 8: Asci (2)Image 9: Asci and paraphysesImage 10: Asci and paraphyses (2)Image 11: AscosporesImage 12: Ascospores (2)Image 13: Ascospores (3)

Hymenoscyphus scutula (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hymenoscyphus scutula (a discomycete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hymenoscyphus scutula (a discomycete)
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